Episode 73. another victim (3)
“You understand what I mean?”
“yes! brother! If we meet on the road, it’s like a friend we’ve known before. Right?”
“I won’t throw it away from now on, so treat me normally. Normal like when I was living in Signal.”
“My brother and I are friends… . hee hee… . friend. Kyaa~ I love it!”
Looking at Shin So-ra, who was happy and holding her face, I tried to keep a smile on my face.
After getting to know a new side of her, I decided to make it clear before we parted ways here.
‘Fortunately, when there were two of us, that’s why it was crazy. If I had a seizure in a crowded place, it would be very dangerous.’
At least Pyo Yu-rim showed signs of getting into a strange atmosphere.
What is Shinsora like? A popular girl who just seems to play well in class. On the outside, it looks really fine, but once the switch is turned on, people literally change.
“right! brother Brother. I changed my number, can you give me a new one?”
“of course.”
“Wow. This is my brother’s number… ! Hi-Hi. those women. Oppa suddenly disappeared and was desperately looking for you. If you knew this, you would be very envious, right?”
“You can’t inform me carelessly.”
“It’s a carrot! Shall I tell you guys that I’m crazy?”
I don’t know who they are, but my intuition was crying out that it would be better not to meet them. I’ll have to make sure to check the face later by memory reading.
“I will call you again soon.”
“yes! I’ll be waiting for you whether you’re asleep or awake!”
The way down from the roof of the 1st grade building. Shin So-ra and I parted on either side of the stairs in the central hallway.
I was looking at the back of her as she walked forward excitedly. Shin So-ra suddenly turned towards me and turned into the corner of the hallway while blowing a dainty kiss.
‘Just looking at that figure, what happened on the rooftop feels like a lie.’
With mixed feelings, I finally returned to the class 3 classroom.
Pyo Yu-rim spoke to me as if he had been waiting for me since I sat down.
“Where did you go to last class?”
“Something urgent happened.”
“I help… … .”
“It wasn’t enough for you to step out, so you don’t have to worry.”
Her expression visibly darkened.
‘It’s still tough, but if you get entangled in it, I sincerely can’t handle it.’
I tried to think of it as best I could. Even though I knew that Shin So-ra was twisted on the inside, contrary to her seemingly normal appearance, in the end, she was kind to me.
‘If so, may I suggest that you try participating in the Meteor Shower?’
a little more carefully. After learning more about the newly added Shin So-ra.
No matter how much she was a reliable ally as a tanker, I had to approach her step by step because what I did to her in the fabricated past was not an ordinary bet.
‘At least from the first meeting, the way she behaved seemed really sincere.’
But what are the realizations I have gained through the trials so far? It’s just that no one knows what’s going on in the world.
If Shin So-ra still hasn’t escaped from the influence of the past. Even if it wasn’t something I did, I was willing to take some responsibility.
‘But that might not be the case.’
It could be that the purpose is to risk the halo to cause me to perform with my whole body, then catch me off guard and then bury me when the best opportunity presents itself.
Fortunately, I never had to take this risk unreasonably.
‘Memory reading is not an ability that can only be used by me.’
Unlike Eom Na-yeon, Shin So-ra does not have strong mental resistance. If I had been strong, I wouldn’t have been so swayed by the past me.
Coincidentally, the professor in the next class was the type who didn’t get involved with the students whether they were sleeping or not. I took out my smartphone and sent a messenger to Shin So-ra, whom I had received earlier.
[Do you have time after school today?]
＜Yes! Yes, there are carrots!＞
Knock knock. Knock knock.
[Then it’s over.]
I stopped typing for a moment and looked to the side.
Swoop.
At good timing, Pyo Yu-rim looked the other way.
Pretending not to see.
I tilted the angle of the smartphone slightly to the side so that the screen was out of her field of view.
[Then, wait in front of the class 5 classroom when it’s over.]
＜Oops! Why why? what are you going to do?＞
[You have the feeling that we had a quick conversation on the roof. It’s been a while since we met, so we should talk properly.]
＜Good! I’ll be waiting for you until you come!＞
＜(Emoji of an SD character idol girl twisting her body)＞
I feel the gaze again.
This time, I turned my head and looked at the stray forest.
“Yes.”
When our eyes suddenly met, she flinched in surprise.
“What are you so curious about? Do you want to know who I am in touch with?”
“yes… … Wouldn’t it be weird to say that?”
“It would be strange. You’re not even my girlfriend, so there’s no need to notice.”
“What does girlfriend mean?”
Pyo Yu-rim did not even know.
Except for the key words needed for communication, I knew that I forgot all of them, even words like abbreviations and other buzzwords.
“well. You can find out with an internet search.”
Scared to speak, she took out her smartphone and started searching.
After a while.
“… … !”
Pyo Yu-rim’s face was ripe like an apple in season. Maybe because I was embarrassed, I didn’t look this way anymore.
“A wild forest.”
It didn’t really matter now. Now that I’ve sent everything to Shin So-ra, it’s time to take care of the pyoyu-rim.
“… yes.”
“What would you do if I was in touch with a girl?”
Pyo Yu-rim secretly looks back at me.
“Are these the people from the after-party the other day?”
As long as I was there with you, you probably have a vague memory. Because he said that the memories he had with me could be recalled by others, albeit imperfectly.
“What if it wasn’t for the girls at the meeting?”
“Oh no? Then, Kim Do-yoon’s mother or sister. Or your younger sister… ?”
“Sorry, I am an only child. And not my mother.”
“Either that or relatives… Are you?”
It was as if he somehow wanted him to be someone he didn’t have to worry about.
‘Even if it’s not a girlfriend… … .’
Even though I knew it on purpose, I pretended not to know Pyo Yu-rim’s heart.
and.
If you have noticed the other person’s love interest and are in a position where you can’t respond to that feeling, dating etiquette is to quickly draw a line before that love grows bigger. Even knowing that, I can’t even draw the line.
Because I was scared.
‘Even though I’m putting forward the cause that I’ll answer after saving the world.’
That’s just my situation, and if you think about it from Pyo Yu-rim’s point of view, you’ll have no choice but to get sick.
then.
The only thing I can do for her is this.
“A wild forest.”
“Please speak.”
“Something needs your help.”
Yurim’s ears pricked up.
“Please do anything. I will help you wholeheartedly.”
“really? Can I really ask for something?”
“yes.”
“sincerely? Are you sure you won’t regret it? Can’t you go back and say no?”
Her face, which had been in a lull, could be seen heating up again.
“… … yes.”
You can roughly guess what you are imagining. It is a stray forest that looks calm on the outside, but has a bold side to it.
“Meteor shower this time. Do you remember when a tank position was vague?”
“I checked on my tablet this morning.”
“Did Seol Chae-hwa say that there were two leading candidates for that one position?”
“I know that because I wrote it down on my tablet.”
You have written quite a lot on the tablet. It would have been a job to write it down, but to think I had to read it thoroughly every morning.
Even though I already knew it, I admired her effort to somehow melt into everyday life.
that memory is lost. That the memory should be recorded before it disappears. When you wake up in the morning, you have to read that memory first. Each one is a factor that makes a person difficult.
‘It wasn’t just that I was consumed by the darkness of my heart and ran amok.’
She has gained the driving force of a new life and is living hard again. As I know well what the driving force is, I wanted to act with her notice somehow.
Because I didn’t want to see someone hurt and suffer because of me.
I knew very well that this was nonsense.
‘Still, I’d like to play around as far as I can handle.’
That’s why I said
That one candidate who had no intention of participating in the Meteor Shower was more talented as a tank than the other candidates who were willing to participate. I want to embrace the candidate who has no intention to participate.
“Then can’t we embrace it?”
“The target is a first-year female student.”
“… okay.”
“You need to get close to each other in order to embrace them.”
“… … I guess so.”
The answer is getting delayed.
“Would you be uncomfortable if I asked you to help out with the girl?”
“no. It’s uncomfortable. Rather, let me help you.”
The gloomy look on his face was about to reach its peak. A word of help lit up Pyo Yu-rim’s eyes.
‘I’d rather have her by my side and reassure her a little, rather than making her feel anxious about me flirting with another girl.’
Of course, if the board was laid like this, my hardships were no different from being open. It’s no different, but what can I do? If you’re going to be out there, you’ll have to take responsibility and resolve accordingly.
Above all.
‘I’m not going to drag the stray forest without any countermeasures.’
I had my own thoughts and intentions. I’ll know if it goes the way I want or not when I go there.
***
All regular classes are over.
I deliberately waited until the students in the classroom were completely gone. Pyo Yu-rim, who said he would help me, was by my side.
“good. Let’s go slowly.”
“Then why are you waiting so long to go?”
“It’s because I don’t want to be in the spotlight.”
Pyo Yu-rim blinked his eyes as if he didn’t understand the meaning. Still, maybe it was because I brought out the word ‘no’, but he didn’t ask me any more.
Bubbly.
Classrooms in the first year are spaced far apart from each other. It was embarrassing to think of such a sense of distance, which is common in elementary, middle and high schools.
‘It took about 20 seconds to walk from class 3 to class 1.’
This is because the overall building is large and the interior is spacious. For that reason, people new to Signal used to give the impression that it was like a giant fortress.
The inefficient construction of the school building was due to the unique setting of the Psychic Age.
In adults, mana naturally radiates from the body. It is said that if this escaped mana continues to accumulate in a narrow place, it will have a great adverse effect on the circulation of mana.
In simple terms, it means that there is a risk of complications due to poor circulation of blood in the body.
“oh! Brother Doyoon!”
While walking while thinking about the architectural background of Signal. Before I knew it, I was able to reach the front of the 5th class classroom.
“Sorry for making you wait so long. I was thinking of meeting the students after they get out of the 1st year building.”
“huh! I know, I know! My brother has always been careful when meeting women.”
Yu-rim Pyo looked back at me. The gaze was a little scary.
“Did you two know each other?”
I also found out recently.
“wow. You are the stray forest!”
Meanwhile, Shin So-ra approached Pyo Yu-rim and quickly grabbed her hands.
“hi.”
I was worried that he would get nervous and cut his hand, but he accepted it calmly. Is it because he is conscious of my words asking for help?
“hi! I only saw her standing on the podium as a freshman representative during the entrance ceremony! Seeing you up close like this, you are really pretty!”
If Shin So-ra is a popular student, she basically shows a great crush regardless of gender.
“Uh, yes… .”
“wow. How can you be so pretty? How did you do this face makeup? Not a single tee! How is your hair so soft?”
Even more, what about the pyoyurim?
Even if you expand the scope to not only first-year students, but also all students, the popularity is enough to enter the ranks of popular stars. For Shin So-ra, it must be a sniping target.
Shin So-ra, whose eyes twinkled for a long time, finally looked at me.
“You are still my brother. Be friends with these celebrities… … . Me too, I’m not sure if I dare to be by your brother’s side… . What if I show an appearance that doesn’t fit the class?”
uh uh He’s trying to turn the switch on again.
“You are a great person too. I heard that your grades are very high among the tank positions in your freshman year?”
“Compared to Nayeon Eom in Class 1, she’s not far behind.”
“The fact that you can be compared to him means that your talent is outstanding. Have confidence.”
“If my brother says that, then I must be great too! Hee hee!”
Shin So-ra said that and without warning took one arm of mine.
“… … !”
Seeing this, the pyoyurim opened both eyes wide and quietly swallowed a vain breath.
‘It’s natural to go through a mayhem crisis here, but… … . No, I can say for sure. At least that doesn’t happen with the combination of the two.’
Because I said I didn’t come here without a plan.
“Yurim. What are you doing? Oppa, isn’t one arm empty?”
“Yes?”
“My brother likes women embracing each other like this~ If you’re a man, you said that flowers next to you aren’t the default.”
It would be better if Pyo Yu-rim looked at me disillusioned.
“ah… aha?”
Swoop.
She didn’t do that, and just as Shin So-ra had ordered, she hugged my other arm.
‘I thought it would be like this.’
Shin So-ra, whom I recognized through memory reading, always took for granted watching me play with multiple women. Because of that, I became very open-minded about meeting men and women. As you can see.
What about the driftwood?
“… … .”
He didn’t show it, but he was holding my arm tightly as if he were handling something very precious. He seemed more concerned about being close to me than being jealous of my hanging out with other girls.
“So brother. Where are we going now?”
“I’m going to go to the club room where I’m active.”
“aha! I asked why he brought Yu-rim, and that’s what he’s trying to do! The three that oppa liked?”
I hurriedly broke the arm I was holding and covered Shin So-ra’s mouth.
“I like Kim Do-yoon… ? What is it?”
“You shouldn’t know.”
I didn’t want to tarnish the innocent wild forest with vulgar words. When I glanced at her, Shin So-ra nodded as if she understood.
“brother. Could it be that he’s new?”
You didn’t understand me at all.
brand new. According to the information I found out through memory reading, the women I haven’t trained yet… seemed to mean More than that, I didn’t want to know these words.
“New?”
“Kyaa! What to do oppa, Yurim is so cute! Can I teach you instead?”
It felt like I had to re-teach Shin So-ra the standard of being normal. It was because I seemed to regard the behavior I was doing in the past as normal.
“Let’s talk on our way to the clubhouse.”
I hurriedly retook my steps. Even though we met after the students had left, there were still a few students snooping around here.
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
He forcibly invoked his nature even while enduring the shattering pain in his head. If I didn’t do this, I couldn’t calm down at all.
The sense of touch that exceeded the limit transmitted from both arms seemed to paralyze reason.
Unfortunately, men are such creatures.